Question

literary analysis worksheet
directions:
read the text carefully. then, follow the prompts below to explore symbols, imagery, figurative language, and more. use your best thinking!

1. symbols

look at the title and the text. do you see any people, places, things, or ideas that might represent something else?
symbol|what might it represent?

1. imagery

find words or phrases that appeal to the five senses — touch, taste, smell, hearing, and sight.
image (words or phrase)|sense (touch, taste, smell, hear, see)

1. figurative language & narrative elements

look for words or phrases that go beyond their literal meaning. think about:

• similes, metaphors, hyperbole, personification, irony, allusion, etc.
• setting, conflict, and dialogue.

example from text|type of figurative language or narrative element|what does it mean or show?

Explanation:

This worksheet is for literary analysis. Symbols in literature are objects, people, etc. that stand for something else. Imagery uses sensory - details to create vivid pictures. Figurative language like similes and metaphors adds depth to the text by going beyond literal meaning. To complete it, one must read a text and identify these elements.

Answer:

Since no text is provided, we cannot fill in the tables. But the general approach to fill them is as follows:
For the "Symbols" table: After reading the text, identify elements that seem symbolic and write them in the "Symbol" column and what they might represent in the other column.
For the "Imagery" table: Find words or phrases that appeal to the senses and note them in the "Image (words or phrase)" column and the corresponding sense in the "Sense" column.
For the "Figurative Language & Narrative Elements" table: Locate examples of figurative language or narrative elements in the text, write the example in the first column, the type in the second, and its meaning or what it shows in the third.